Shloka 11

अश्वमेधीयस्य हयस्य दक्षिणापश्चिमगमनम् — The Sacrificial Horse’s Southern and Western Circuit

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तस्तदनादृत्य वाक्यमज्ञानमोहित: । स शक्रसमकर्माणं समवाकिरदाशुगै:

Transliteration

ity uktas tad anādṛtya vākyam ajñāna-mohitaḥ | sa śakra-sama-karmāṇaṃ samavākirad āśugaiḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：虽已如此劝告，他却为无明所惑，置众人之言于不顾，反而以疾飞之箭如雨倾泻，射向战功可比因陀罗的阿周那。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that (speech/statement)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनादृत्य: disregarding
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दृ (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)
• Form: Gerund (ल्यप्), Active

• वाक्यम्: speech, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अज्ञानमोहितः: deluded by ignorance
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अज्ञान-मोहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शक्रसमकर्माणम्: one whose deeds are equal to Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रसमकर्माणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्र-सम-कर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समवाकिरत्: showered upon / covered with (missiles)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-किॄ (लङ्)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Active

• आशुगैः: with swift (arrows)
• आशुगैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आशुग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śakra (Indra)
• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Delusion born of ignorance (ajñāna-moha) leads a person to dismiss wise counsel and choose escalation; ethical clarity requires honoring guidance that restrains harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being advised or addressed, the unnamed opponent ignores the words and attacks Arjuna—described as Indra-like in prowess—by raining swift arrows upon him.